Police: Man Killed in Crash on Southern State in West Babylon

A Massapequa man was killed in a single-car crash on the Southern State Parkway in West Babylon Monday night, State Police said.

According to police, Frank Schaefer, 35, was driving a Subaru Impreza east on the Southern State, east of exit 36 (Straight Path), when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree on the right shoulder of the parkway at about 10:36 p.m.

Schaefer, who was the only person in the car, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.

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